Wage-Earning Slaves - Coartación in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

This volume is the first systematic study of coartación, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in installments. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that instead of providing a "path to manumission," the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked slaves from achieving liberty.

About the author

Claudia Varella is adjunct professor in the Department of Education at the International University of La Rioja.

Summary

Offers the first systematic study of coartacion, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in instalments, long recognized as a distinctive feature of certain areas under Spanish colonial. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked slaves from achieving liberty.

Product details

• Authors: Manuel Barcia, Claudia Varella
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781683401650
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-165-0
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous